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The purpose of this paper is to investigate banking stability in countries where Negative Interest Rate Policies (NIRPs) are implemented, then study this stability by examining the relationships between policy interest rates and indicators of not only banking profitability but also capital adequacy, asset quality, and liquidity. The dataset used are the Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) collec
There has been previous research on the subject of preferred stock and its classification as debt or equity. This thesis adds to the discussion by incorporating a comprehensive measure for financial standing. In this thesis, preferred stock returns of 74 companies are regressed on the returns of bond and common equity and a measure of default probability. The result of the study is that the majori
This paper addresses a gap in the open innovation in the emerging countries. The main purpose was to describe the open innovation in Russian better and contribute to academic literature. The study researches the effect of foreign ownership on open innovation in Russia. The study aims to better describe how foreign owned organizations build their open innovation network in Russia. It uses qualitati
Title: The effect of cornerstone investors on the Swedish IPO market - An event study on underpricing, aftermarket performance and effects of cornerstone investors Seminar date: 2017-05-29 Course: BUSN79: Degree Project in Accounting and Finance: Corporate Financial Management, Master level, 15 ECTS Authors: Jonathan Engman & Markus Levéen Pehrson Supervisor: Maria Gårdängen Purpose: The
China experienced a growing economy with a huge market and business potential and became the second biggest country in terms of GDP. However, because of the limitation of coherent business laws and government supervision, entering the Chinese market became a severe and complicated problem for different kinds of firms. Empirical papers show that networks, called guanxi in China make a primary contr
Användandet av samarbetsplattformer har ökat drastiskt under senare år i och med att distansarbete blivit allt mer vanligt. Målet med den här masteruppsatsen var att utforska vilken inverkan olika chattfunktioner har på användbarheten av sådana samarbetsplattformer. Mer specifikt syftade uppsatsen till att svara på följande forskningsfrågor: 1) Vilka chattfunktioner är avgörande för god användbarhThe use of online collaboration platforms has increased drastically in recent years with the rise of remote work. The focus of this Master thesis was to explore what impact different instant messaging features have on the usability of such collaboration platforms. Specifically, the thesis aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) What instant messaging features are essential for good us
This paper assesses the impact of carbon emissions on European stock returns. The author aims to find out whether a carbon premium – companies with higher carbon emissions experiencing higher returns – exists as firms need to compensate investors for the risk they are taking. To achieve the goal, fixed effect model is estimated using panel data comprising 600 companies listed in the Euro STOXX 600
Vad har motiverat kvinnliga medlemmar inom Studentlund att ta sig an en ledarposition inom en studentorganisation och vad upplever deltagarna motiverar dem att leda? Fram till nyligen har forskning om ledarskap mestadels kopplats till maskulina egenskaper snarare än feminina egenskaper. Med detta i åtanke ville vi utforska vad som motiverar kvinnor att söka sig till ledarpositioner. Vi valde att uYoung female leaders are the future, but what motivates them to take on a leadership role? And what motivates them to lead? Until recently leadership research has been mostly connected to masculine traits rather than feminine traits. With this in mind we wanted to explore what motivates females to pursue a leadership role. We chose to specifically look at female leaders within student organization
The human right violations in Kurdish cities in 90s is the focus point of the Kurdish documentary cinema. Although there are several documentary studies on trauma, little attention has been given to experiences of audiences. The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the audience engages with the documentary in the context of The Well (Bîr, dir. Veysi Altay, 2018), which is one of the i
The postmaterialism thesis put forth by Ronald Inglehart stipulates a relationship between wealth and non-physical values. Among these values is the protection of the environment, meaning that wealthier populations should more readily prioritise measures that further this goal. The postmaterialism theory has been a matter of contention, however, and there’s substantial critique against it. One of
The top European football leagues are generating billions of euros in revenues each season and the selling of broadcasting rights is their primary source of income. The selling arrangements for these rights have been under investigation by competition authorities and the European Commission has ruled some of the practices to be in breach with European competition law. In the case of English Premie
On January 4th, 2022, new restrictions under the Europe-wide REACH protocol on chemicals hit the tattooing industry when the content of inks came under regulation. This essay seeks to find out how this directly has impacted tattoo artists and their ability to work. To achieve this a phenomenological approach was used, and data was collected through six semi-structured, qualitative interviews with
This paper uses variation of education generated by the interaction of compulsory schooling laws and season of birth as an instrument to estimate the effect of education on mortality and self-reported health. Education is found to have protective effects on health which differ between cohorts. Threats to this in the literature common approach are identified and the following analysis implies that
Thesis Purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore the opinion of consumers from Asia and Europe about data privacy concerns while receiving personalised marketing campaigns. We aim to contribute in existing literature on this specific domain for future researchers and companies who want to invest in these unexplored regions. Methodology: This study has used qualitative research methodo
Stock markets around the world bear one thing in common, the presence of stock companies of different sizes, whereby two common representatives of size are small- and large-cap stocks. As of late, newspapers and financial institutes have reported a on a divergence in performance between these assets, associated with the increasing interest rates. The aim of this paper was to further explore the re
This study investigates the performance of serial acquirers, with a particular focus on how differences in acquisition strategies influence announcement returns. It integrates Morillon's (2021) bidder classification: loners, occasional, joggers, sprinters, and marathoners. We analysed the frequency of deals and whether these deals are clustered in blocks. The sample is unique as it focuses on
This paper analyses the short-term effects of El Niño and La Niña weather shocks simultaneously, using the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle and imposing assumptions on the econometric VAR model. We contribute to the climate macroeconomics literature by examining the impact of weather anomalies on commodity and food prices using monthly data. Our result for the world provides an overall in
This study examines whether aid policies aimed at promoting national interests are more effective at generating economic growth in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) than traditional aid policies. Compared to traditional aid, these policies rely heavily on trade, as the effectiveness of foreign aid has long been under scrutiny. We assess the effectiveness of these aid policies by empirically investi
This study explores the influence of sustainable entrepreneurship education (SEE) on the ability to recognize sustainable business opportunities. Using a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews, data was collected from participants in a SEE program at Lund University. The findings reveal that SEE enhances the ability of students to identify and evaluate sustainable business opportunities
